Description: Palmyra's Arch de Triumph (recreated) stands again in London, brought to you by 3D tech. [via Hyperallergic]New digital collection available; Cold War archives. [via InfoDocket]A new book of Pablo Neruda poetry found by archivists is about to be published. [via Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the
Description: Photographer, Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian's National Zoo, worked for nearly 30 years patiently and sensitively photographing the animals while also managing the Zoo's photo collection which consists of thousands of images, from glass plate negatives to digital. #Groundbreaker
Description: The Smithsonian’s scientists and naturalists were, and still are, constantly on the move. When they weren’t in the field, they were in the museum studying collected specimens, writing papers, and getting ready for the next series of trips. Dr. Waldo LaSalle Schmitt (1887-1977) was no exception.Logistics is a special skill, an essential one when traveling on scientific
Description: British botanist Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker (1901-1957), born in Leigh, Lancashire, is best known for her research on the edible seaweed Porphyra laciniata (nori) which is used in sushi.
Description: Even with help from the dedicated Flickr Commons community, there are still many more images to identify in the Ruel Pardee Tolman Flickr set.